While inspiration shoots are beautiful to admire, there is nothing better than seeing what happens at a real life wedding. And because just one is never enough, for today's Saturday Selection, we bring you not one, but five gorgeous real life couples and their very different ways of celebrating. So pop on the kettle, grab a cuppa and get cosy because you're going to be a while clicking through to see these 5 love stories unfold...
Chiara & Marco's Romantic Wedding in Rome
Chiara and Marco both live in Germany but whisked their family and friends off to celebrate their big day in Rome. They tied the knot in a civil ceremony at the Campidoglio in the heart of the city, followed by their reception at a gorgeous farmhouse, Casale San Nicola, where guests were treated to a poolside lunch in the gardens. Their day was captured by Enrico and Sheila of Qualcosa Di Blu photography and you can see their beautiful day in full here.
Wedding Belles - Sabrina & Alex
Sabrina & Alex celebrated their love with a ceremony and reception The Bell At Ticehurst, a fun wedding venue in East Sussex packed to the rafters with quirky little touches.Their wedding was also full of wonderful little flourishes and details such as popcorn to munch on during the ceremony, homemade jars of chipotle ketchup and hand-moulded bird feeders as wedding favours. Jackson & Co. Photography was on hand to capture all the love and fun little details of the day and you can see their full wedding here.
A Celtic Connection - Claire & Gareth
Dazzling bride Claire, hails from Northern Ireland and her handsome groom, Gareth, is Scottish. After preparing for the day at the B&B which Gareth runs (which also appeared on the TV programme 4 in a bed!) Claire and her bridesmaids set off for the ceremony at Leith Public Library, where Claire and Gareth had an elegant humanist ceremony. Their reception took place at Thomas Morton Hall in Edinburgh, a gorgeous building built in 1920, where they wined and dined with their nearest and dearest. Their one fab day was captured by Jayne Lindsay Photography and you can see it in full here.
Playground Sweethearts - Niall & Claire
Irish pair Claire and Niall chose early September for their special day and struck gold with late summer weather! The couple decided on Cratloe Church for their service and Bunratty Castle Hotel for their reception. Laughter was most definitely the order of the day as they popped into Cratloe Woods for some intimate photographs before finishing off with a bit of fun in the playground! Yvonne of Yvonne Vaughan Photography captured their day and you can see it in full here.
To Have and To Hold - Nafisa & Oliver
Thanks to all our lovely couples and their photographers for sharing snippets of their big days with us, we're really honoured to be able to feature you all. If you enjoyed this, have a look at the rest of our Real Weddings for more ideas...